Maryland Biodiversity Project - Hooded Sunburst Lichen (Xanthomendoza fallax)

Hooded Sunburst Lichen Xanthomendoza fallax (Hepp ex Arn.) Søchting, Kärnefelt & S. Kondr.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Ascomycota > Class Lecanoromycetes > Order Teloschistales > Family Teloschistaceae > Genus Xanthomendoza Hooded Sunburst Lichen - Xanthomendoza fallax - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/4859

Common on Eastern Redcedar and American Sycamore throughout the region (L. Biechele, pers. comm.).

There are 5 records in the project database.

Hooded Sunburst Lichen found on a live Eastern Redcedar in Somerset Co., Maryland (3/8/2015). Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

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